Djibril Sidibé (footballer, born 1992)
Djibril Sidibé (born 29 July 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Greek Super League club AEK Athens.
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| Full name | Djibril Sidibé[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1992[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Troyes, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | AEK Athens | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 29 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2010 | Troyes | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Troyes | 41 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Lille II | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Lille | 96 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2022 | Monaco | 129 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Everton (loan) | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | AEK Athens | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | France U20 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | France U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | France | 18 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 9 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:58, 26 June 2018 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Early career
Sidibé plays as a full back, but can also be utilized in midfield. He began his career at his hometown club Troyes in 2000 at the age of eight.[4] Sidibé made his club debut during the 2009–10 season while the club was playing in the Championnat National, the third division of French football. He made his professional debut on 17 September 2010 in a league match against Grenoble.[5]
Lille
After helping earn Troyes promotion to Ligue 1, the 19-year-old signed for Lille in July 2012, as cover for Mathieu Debuchy.[6] Sidibé made his debut for Lille on 25 August 2012 against OGC Nice, the start was his first appearance in Ligue 1 and he marked it with a goal, scoring a 59' minute equalizer in a 2–2 draw.[7][8] In Lille's 2012–13 UEFA Champions League group stage matchday 5 game against BATE Borisov in Minsk on 20 November, Sidibé helped Lille avenge their 3–1 matchday 1 home defeat against BATE Borisov by scoring from a long angled strike in the first half. Sidibé was sent off in the second half, for a second bookable offense, but Lille held on for a 2–0 victory, securing their only points of their 2012–13 UEFA Champions League group stage campaign.[9]
Sidibé scored Lille's equalizing goal against Paris Saint-Germain in the 2016 Coupe de la Ligue Final; however PSG won the match 2–1.
Monaco
On 8 July 2016, Sidibé joined Monaco on a five-year deal.[10] On 22 November, Sidibé headed home Benjamin Mendy's cross for Monaco's first goal in the 48th minute and provided the assist for Thomas Lemar in the 53rd minute to enable Monaco to defeat Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 at home in the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage Group E matchday 5 match and ensure that Monaco would finish on top of Group E at the conclusion of the group matches on 7 December.[11]
In his first season with Monaco, Sidibé played an integral role as the club won the Ligue 1 title for the first time in 17 years and he was named to the UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year.[12]
Loan to Everton
On 7 August 2019, Sidibé joined Premier League side Everton on an initial season-long loan; the deal included an option to make the move permanent at the end of the loan.[13]
AEK Athens
On 9 September 2022, Sidibé joined Greek Super League side AEK Athens on a two-year deal.[14]
International career
Sidibé was on stand by for France's UEFA Euro 2016 squad.[15]
On 25 August 2016, Sidibé was called up to the senior squad for the first time for a friendly against Italy and a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification against Belarus.[16] He made his debut on 1 September against the former at the Stadio San Nicola playing the whole match in a 3–1 victory.[17]
Sidibé scored his first goal for France in their 3–2 friendly victory over England on 13 June 2017.[18]
On 17 May 2018, he was called up to the 23-man French squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[19]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 September 2023[21]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Troyes | 2009–10 | Championnat National | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Ligue 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 1 | ||||
| Lille | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | — | 20 | 3 | |
| 2013–14 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 43 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 96 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 119 | 11 | |||
| Lille II | 2012–13 | CFA | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2014–15 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| Monaco | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | — | 47 | 3 | |
| 2017–18 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 129 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 174 | 6 | ||
| Everton (loan) | 2019–20 | Premier League | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| AEK Athens | 2022–23 | Greek Super League | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 6] | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 297 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 387 | 20 | ||
- Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup, Greek Cup
- Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Trophée des Champions
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance and one goal in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 26 June 2018[22]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 1 | |
- As of match played 26 June 2018. France score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sidibé goal.[22]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 13 June 2017 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | 10 |  England | 2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
Honours
Monaco
AEK Athens
France
Individual
Orders
References
- "Décret du 31 décembre 2018 portant promotion et nomination" [Decree of 31 December 2018 on promotion and appointment]. Official Journal of the French Republic (in French). 2019 (1). 1 January 2019. PRER1835394D. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
- "Sidibe - Athens". Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- "Les bons débuts de Djibril Sidibé!" (in French). L'Est Eclair. 5 July 2010. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- "Grenoble v. Troyes Match Report". 17 September 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- "Lille seal Sidibe capture". ESPNFC. 25 July 2012.
- "OGC NICE 2 - 2 LOSC". LILLE OSC. 25 August 2012. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014.
- "OGC Nice 2-2 LOSC Lille". LFP. 25 August 2012.
- "LOSC boys drain the life from BATE". UEFA. 20 November 2012.
- "Djibril Sidibé pour 5 saisons". AS Monaco. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- "AS Monaco vs Tottenham Hotspur 2016-2017 UEFA Champions League group stage Group E match summary". www.uefa.com. 22 November 2016.
- "Trophées UNFP : Le Palmarès Complet de l'Édition 2017". Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- "Everton seal loan deal for World Cup winner Djibril Sidibe". Liverpool Echo. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- "Djibril Sidibe signed for AEK FC!". aekfc.gr. Online. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- "N'Golo Kante in France's Euros squad; Lacazette, Gameiro, Ben Arfa miss out". espnfc.co.uk. 12 May 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- "Corchia, Kurzawa et Sidibé appelés pour affronter l'Italie et la Biélorussie, pas Evra". lefigaro.fr. 25 August 2016.
- "Italy vs. France - 1 September 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- "France 3-2 England". BBC Sport.
- "Alexandre Lacazette and Anthony Martial on standby for France World Cup squad and Dimitri Payet out - Football News - Sky Sports". www.skysports.com.
- "Beautiful diversity: Football to spur social reform as Muslim players shine for France at World Cup". tribune.com.pk. 16 July 2018.
- "D. Sidibé: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- "Sidibé, Djibril". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- McNulty, Phil (15 July 2018). "France 4–2 Croatia". BBC. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
External links
- Djibril Sidibé at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Djibril Sidibé at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Djibril Sidibé – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Djibril Sidibé at L'Équipe Football (in French)
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